No association between breast pain and breast cancer: a prospective cohort study of 10 830 symptomatic women presenting to a breast cancer diagnostic clinic

Rajiv V Dave; Hannah Bromley; Vicky P Taxiarchi; Elizabeth Camacho; Sumohan Chatterjee; Nicola Barnes; Gillian Hutchison; Paul Bishop; William Hamilton; Cliona C Kirwan; Ashu Gandhi

doi:10.3399/BJGP.2021.0475

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No association between breast pain and breast cancer: a prospective cohort study of 10 830 symptomatic women presenting to a breast cancer diagnostic clinic

Rajiv V Dave, Hannah Bromley, Vicky P Taxiarchi, Elizabeth Camacho, Sumohan Chatterjee, Nicola Barnes, Gillian Hutchison, Paul Bishop, William Hamilton, Cliona C Kirwan and Ashu Gandhi

British Journal of General Practice 2022; 72 (717): e234-e243. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2021.0475

Rajiv V Dave

Nightingale Breast Cancer Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester.

Roles: Consultant breast surgeon

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Hannah Bromley

Nightingale Breast Cancer Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester.

Roles: Foundation year 3 doctor

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Vicky P Taxiarchi

Division of Population Health, Health Services Research, and Primary Care, School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.

Roles: Research associate

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Elizabeth Camacho

Division of Population Health, Health Services Research, and Primary Care, School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.

Roles: Senior research fellow

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Sumohan Chatterjee

Nightingale Breast Cancer Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester.

Roles: Consultant breast surgeon

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Nicola Barnes

Nightingale Breast Cancer Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester.

Roles: Consultant breast surgeon

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Gillian Hutchison

Nightingale Breast Cancer Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester.

Roles: Consultant radiologist

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Paul Bishop

Clinical Sciences, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester.

Roles: Consultant histopathologist

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William Hamilton

St Luke’s Campus, University of Exeter, Exeter.

Roles: Professor of primary care diagnostics

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Cliona C Kirwan

Nightingale Breast Cancer Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester and Manchester Breast Centre, Division of Cancer Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Oglesby Cancer Research Building, Manchester, UK.

Roles: Consultant breast surgeon

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Ashu Gandhi

Roles: Consultant breast surgeon

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Rajiv V Dave, Hannah Bromley, Vicky P Taxiarchi, Elizabeth Camacho, Sumohan Chatterjee, Nicola Barnes, Gillian Hutchison, Paul Bishop, William Hamilton, Cliona C Kirwan, Ashu Gandhi

British Journal of General Practice 2022; 72 (717): e234-e243. DOI: 10.3399/BJGP.2021.0475

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No association between breast pain and breast cancer: a prospective cohort study of 10 830 symptomatic women presenting to a breast cancer diagnostic clinic

Rajiv V Dave, Hannah Bromley, Vicky P Taxiarchi, Elizabeth Camacho, Sumohan Chatterjee, Nicola Barnes, Gillian Hutchison, Paul Bishop, William Hamilton, Cliona C Kirwan, Ashu Gandhi

British Journal of General Practice 2022; 72 (717): e234-e243. DOI: 10.3399/BJGP.2021.0475

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